Militate vs Obstacle - What's the difference?
militate | obstacle |
To give force or effect toward; to influence.
(obsolete) To fight.
As a verb militate
is to give force or effect toward; to influence.As a noun obstacle is
something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress.militate
English
Verb
(militat)- To militate in favor of a particular result.
- To militate against the possibility of his election.